……………………February was considered the official month that Spring shopping began…..not that the Jan. offerings weren’t true spring, but it was a common belief that the by then the Christmas credit cards were paid for and money was opening again……I always felt if you liked it you’d buy it, and if you couldn’t afford it in Jan you’d wait until you could, and hoped that it would still be there……..The blazer at the lower left is a fine crepe along with the short skirt. The three button blazer has signature gold knot buttons which I had originally created at Anne Klein and just had them reproduced. It had three patch pockets and was fully lined. The skirt was fitted through the hips then flared out below the curved seam……The colors were Red, Ivory and Navy. The printed cardigan was called the “Butterfly Print”, because the wing design of a butterfly was blown up to create this abstract print. The colors were Espresso multi, Olive multi and Navy multi…It had a contrast color gros grain ribbon down the inside where the buttons and button holes were, not only for an added special feature, but it was practical too….The DB swing jacket was in a brushed cotton. It had DTM buttons. The jacket had raglan sleeves and a back V flap with a button. Below the flap was an invert pleat for even more hip room. Th sleeves had buttoned tabs, and the pocket bands also buttoned closed. It was done in four fun colors, peony pink, tangerine, ivory and chino……….The Africano jersey print came in two styles. The sleeves of the cardigan were ruched, and the front had a draped open front. It looked great worn loose or belted. The top had a scoop neck with a draw string in the solid jersey, The sleeve was also banded in the solid jersey with elastic. The back panel was a surprise in the solid jersey….The colors were espresso, indigo, olive, and black……The jersey pant came in navy, olive and black to go with the Africano pieces.